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United States Patent | 5,350,267 |
Mangone, Jr. | September 27, 1994 |
A system for attaching a rod, pipe or tube to a support surface in a spaced relationship thereto using plastic mounting devices, each of which has a central body portion, integral spaced apart leg portions and an inner arcuate surface greater than 180 degrees and having terminal end portions spaced from end surfaces of the leg portion, in an automated process wherein the leg portions are restrained from pivotal movement relative to the central body portion so that the portions of the mounting device adjacent to the terminal end portions will deform as they move over the rod, pipe or tube and then resile to move the rod, pipe or tube into the inner arcuate surfaces.
Inventors: | Mangone, Jr.; Peter G. (28600 Buchanan Dr., Evergreen, CO 80439) |
Appl. No.: | 001348 |
Filed: | January 7, 1993 |
Current U.S. Class: | 411/442; 227/120; 248/71; 411/457; 411/920 |
Intern'l Class: | F16B 015/08; B25C 005/02 |
Field of Search: | 411/442,443,444,920,440,441,469,457,356,439,40,41 248/68.1,71,475.1,216.1 227/139,120,143,154 |
2526902 | Oct., 1950 | Rublee | 411/920. |
2637030 | May., 1953 | Wickman et al. | |
3241797 | Mar., 1966 | Anderson | 411/469. |
4582288 | Apr., 1986 | Ruehl | 411/546. |
4801061 | Jan., 1989 | Mangone, Jr. | 411/442. |
4801064 | Jan., 1989 | Mangone, Jr. | 411/442. |
4805824 | Feb., 1989 | Erickson | 227/120. |
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340675 | Oct., 1959 | CH | 248/68. |
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1403714 | Aug., 1975 | GB | 248/68. |
1554602 | Oct., 1979 | GB. |